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Cricket orchid
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Orchids

Cricket orchid

Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl.

Names

EnglishCricket orchid
Dutch—
SpanishJirafa
Chinese尾状长萼兰
Scientific nameBrassia caudata (L.) Lindl.

About this species

Brassia caudata is a species of orchid. It is native to the warmer regions of the Western Hemisphere, reported from southern Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Veracruz), Central America, southern Florida, the Greater Antilles, Trinidad, and northern South America. It is commonly known as the tailed Brassia, spider orchid, or cricket orchid.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusBrassia

In Suriname

9Records in Suriname
1842First record
1998Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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